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Compare Google Cloud BigQuery and Qlik Sense 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (37.9% of reviews)
Enterprise (44.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$30 USD/user/month. Billed Annually.
Google Cloud BigQuery
Star Rating
(1,204)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (37.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansQlik Sense
Star Rating
(921)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$30 USD/user/month. Billed Annually.
Browse all 2 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Google Cloud BigQuery excels in speed and efficiency, with users praising its serverless architecture that allows them to focus on SQL without worrying about infrastructure. This makes data analysis feel smooth and efficient, especially when handling large datasets.
- Users say that Qlik Sense shines in its ability to handle complex datasets with its associative engine, which allows for seamless integration of multi-table data. This feature is particularly beneficial for organizations needing to link detailed data points, such as VIN-level data for telecom dashboards.
- Reviewers mention that Google Cloud BigQuery's pay-as-you-go model simplifies operations, enabling users to experiment with larger datasets without the need for upfront provisioning. This flexibility is a significant advantage for teams looking to scale their data analysis capabilities.
- According to verified reviews, Qlik Sense is noted for its ease of use and high capacity for processing and transforming data. Users appreciate how it streamlines processes and provides valuable analytical insights, making it a strong choice for organizations with diverse data sources.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while both platforms offer robust support, Google Cloud BigQuery has a slight edge in quality of support, with users reporting more positive experiences in resolving issues and receiving timely assistance.
- Users express that Qlik Sense's data visualization capabilities are particularly impressive, with many praising its ability to create insightful and interactive dashboards. This feature is crucial for teams that rely on visual data storytelling to drive decision-making.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Google Cloud BigQuery
Free
Free
New customers get $300 in free Google Cloud credits to spend on BigQuery with free trial sign-up.
- 10 GB storage
- Up to 1 TB queries per month
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense® Business
$30
USD/user/month. Billed Annually.
SaaS solution to operationalize analytics across groups and teams.
Free Trial
Google Cloud BigQuery
Free Trial is available
Qlik Sense
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
614
8.5
599
Ease of Use
8.7
629
8.4
608
Ease of Setup
8.8
404
8.2
330
Ease of Admin
8.5
225
7.9
330
Quality of Support
8.4
566
8.0
547
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
218
8.5
326
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
602
8.3
579
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.4
418
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
395
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
430
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
334
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
427
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.4
357
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
413
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
402
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
396
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
344
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
305
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.4
234
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
406
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
296
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.7
252
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
246
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
211
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
184
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
Not enough data
8.4
418
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
395
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
430
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
334
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
427
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.6
202
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
187
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.9
225
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
228
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
222
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
27
Not enough data
7.6
28
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Self Service
Not enough data
8.4
357
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
413
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
402
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
396
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
344
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
305
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.4
234
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
406
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
296
|
Verified
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.7
252
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
246
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
211
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
184
|
Verified
Reports
Not enough data
8.4
418
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
395
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
430
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
334
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
427
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.4
357
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
413
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
402
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
396
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
344
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
305
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.7
252
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
246
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
211
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
184
|
Verified
Cartography
Not enough data
8.8
62
Not enough data
8.8
55
Not enough data
9.4
65
Not enough data
9.1
56
Analysis
Not enough data
8.8
56
Not enough data
8.9
56
Not enough data
8.9
56
Not enough data
9.0
58
Reporting
Not enough data
9.3
76
Not enough data
9.0
67
Not enough data
9.0
65
Data Source Access
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Interaction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Exporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
8.6
123
Not enough data
8.3
121
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
121
Not enough data
9.1
125
Not enough data
9.0
125
Not enough data
8.9
124
Not enough data
9.4
124
Not enough data
Data Management
8.9
223
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
214
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
219
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
204
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
205
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
8.6
204
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
204
|
Verified
Not enough data
Deployment
7.8
190
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance
9.1
223
|
Verified
Not enough data
Security
8.7
211
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
217
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
132
Not enough data
7.9
129
Not enough data
Storage
9.1
70
Not enough data
8.8
70
Not enough data
Availability
8.4
62
Not enough data
8.5
66
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
Performance
8.5
65
Not enough data
Security
8.7
70
Not enough data
8.8
69
Not enough data
8.4
69
Not enough data
8.7
65
Not enough data
Support
8.7
66
Not enough data
8.9
66
Not enough data
Centralized computation
9.1
27
Not enough data
Localized computation
8.5
28
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Productivity Bots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Statistical Tool
8.7
79
8.8
71
9.0
79
8.7
66
8.8
80
8.3
68
Data Analysis
9.3
79
9.2
69
9.1
80
9.2
72
Decision Making
8.8
80
8.9
76
8.7
78
9.2
79
8.7
80
8.8
77
8.7
78
9.0
77
Generative AI
7.5
51
8.5
9
7.8
51
8.3
9
Marketing Operations
8.8
66
Not enough data
9.2
65
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
9.4
66
Not enough data
8.8
64
Not enough data
8.5
63
Not enough data
Campaign Activity
9.1
68
Not enough data
9.5
68
Not enough data
8.7
65
Not enough data
9.2
62
Not enough data
8.9
63
Not enough data
9.1
65
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics
8.8
16
Not enough data
9.6
16
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
Database
8.8
178
Not enough data
8.9
176
Not enough data
8.8
170
Not enough data
Integrations
8.4
139
Not enough data
8.6
136
Not enough data
Platform
8.9
153
Not enough data
8.9
168
Not enough data
8.6
136
Not enough data
Processing
9.3
170
Not enough data
9.1
164
Not enough data
Data Transformation
8.8
288
Not enough data
9.3
296
Not enough data
Connectivity
8.1
256
Not enough data
8.2
254
Not enough data
8.7
283
Not enough data
8.8
274
Not enough data
Operations
8.5
283
Not enough data
8.7
282
Not enough data
8.3
260
Not enough data
8.4
267
Not enough data
8.5
259
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.7
252
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
246
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
211
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
184
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Google Cloud BigQuery and Qlik Sense are categorized as Predictive Analytics
Unique Categories
Google Cloud BigQuery is categorized as Columnar Databases, Big Data Integration Platforms, ETL Tools, Big Data Processing and Distribution, Big Data Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Data Warehouse, and Data Clean Room
Qlik Sense is categorized as Location Intelligence, Productivity Bots, Embedded Business Intelligence, Analytics Platforms, and Data Preparation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Google Cloud BigQuery
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Qlik Sense
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
16.2%
Computer Software
13.4%
Retail
7.1%
Financial Services
6.5%
Marketing and Advertising
5.1%
Other
51.7%
Information Technology and Services
10.9%
Computer Software
6.5%
Financial Services
5.9%
Hospital & Health Care
5.7%
Retail
5.2%
Other
65.8%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is Big Query free?
3 Comments
BG
noRead more
Is BigQuery part of Google Cloud Platform?
2 Comments
AY
Yes, Bigquery is a GCP product and a serveless data wharehouse.Read more
How BQ legacy SQl is different form the standard SQL?
1 Comment
OD
Legacy SQL is a non-standard SQL only used by BigQuery. Standard SQL is compliant with the SQL 2011.
Google recommends using Standard SQL and looking at the...Read more
Do you recommend switching to Qliksense?
3 Comments
PM
Qliksense is pretty decent tool when it comes to Data Visualization and its script editor feature gives the developer the liberty on data manipulation.Read more
Why there is no enough documentation for implementing connectors to other data sources?
1 Comment
A
Hello, please leverage Qlik Community on product-related questions. https://community.qlik.com/t5/Support-Knowledge-Base/tkb-p/qlik-support-knowledge-base....Read more
Comparing the on-premises and SaaS solutions of Qlik Sense, which one would your recommend?
1 Comment
AP
Hi Joseph,
I am a Qlik Partner Ambassador with a vested interest in the success of Qlik solutions.
It is firstly great to see the debate move on from...Read more
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